Teaching a bunch of middle-school age kids science is no easy feat. I’m just glad that I don’t have to do it. In fact I have outsourced science to two wonderful friends via our homeschool co-op for the past six years now. We have used a variety of science materials from experiments and memory work…
The inside of the car feels like a sauna, and I fear that smell means I didn’t get all of the milkshake up out of the rug. I’m trying to load 7 boxes, 18 backpacks, 2 folders with loose papers, a wet paper towel with beans which will germinate next week, a freshly painted watercolor,…
I have a confession: From pretty much the very beginning of our homeschooling adventure, I have been embarrassed by our schedule. The four of us are all night owls by nature, and the nature of my husband’s job means that he gets home late-ish, which means that we eat dinner later than a lot of…
Are you ready for the April showers in your neck of the woods to bring cheery May flowers? What better time to introduce your kids to the world of gardening than the spring! Aside from enjoying the actual fruits of gardening labor, spending time in this activity provides your children with a long list of…
Sure there are a ton of families that come to the Great Homeschool Conventions. Kids pop by the booth for chocolate or to ask me if I am the “chicken lady?” (A reference to the rooster crow here.) They are a ton of fun — and don’t even get me started on all those babies…
This time of year, a lot of us are thinking about how to finish strong. If you’re like me, and follow curriculum loosely, you might be wondering when exactly to “wrap up” for the year. But soon, it will be time to jump into homeschool planning season again. Planning season is such an exciting time…
Not everyone gets a good foundation of financial matters while growing up, but my parents did a fantastic job with it. Besides being given the usual bit of allowance, one of the fun things my mom did for me as a kid was to create “checks” that I could use when I wanted to buy…
1. Having no plan for where to apply Lack of focus leads to a waste of time. Lack of focus leads to spending time and money resources in directions that are unhelpful. Lack of focus when it comes to applying to college can often result from the failure to create a school list. Well, what…
As I sit here writing this, it’s my first baby’s 15th birthday. He’s taller than me, and slightly hairier, but I still remember those early days home from the hospital – him in my lap at 3 a.m. We had a lot to figure out. That child led us to homeschooling in an unexpected way….
When my Gv’s fifth birthday was approaching last year, she wanted nothing more than a sewing machine. Now, it’s true that sewing is programmed into her DNA, as her maternal grandmother, great-grandmother, and all the great-greats before that filled their days with sewing for enjoyment. Even I have lived through my own obsessive phases of…
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